POLAND Cromwell granted €66m green loan for Janki

Green projects
Real estate investor and fund manager Cromwell Property Group has secured a EUR 66 mln green loan for the 61,000 sqm Janki shopping centre on the southern outskirts of Warsaw.
Under the terms of the loan, which was provided by the Polish branch of HSBC Continental Europe, Cromwell is required to report on a number of sustainability measures, including renewable energy usage, annual greenhouse gas emissions, and to ensure that in any given reporting year at least 50 pct of new leases include green clauses that cover scope 3 emissions – i.e. those that result from assets that are not directly under the control of the reporting party (as opposed to scope 1). Cromwel
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schedule 17 August 2026
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Green House Development is launching pre-sales of suites at Wave Ustka Thermal & Spa, the third development under the Wave brand on the Polish coast, located around a ten-minute walk from the centre of Ustka and around 120 km from the Tricity area.

Investment & finance

Czech Republic PSN buys Botanická office building

schedule 17 August 2026
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PSN has completed the acquisition of an office building at Botanická 56 in the Brno-Veveří district.  Existing tenancy agreements will remain unchanged, with Aquatis, part of the industrial group Safichem Group, continuing as a key tenant.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Basler moves to Lubicz Park

schedule 17 August 2026
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Machine vision technology company Basler has leased 330 sqm of office space at Lubicz Park in Kraków, from Globalworth. The tenant was represented by Knight Frank.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland 7R builds for Procent

schedule 17 August 2026
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7R has launched construction on 7R Park Szczecin South, a two-building centre that will eventually comprise around 29,000 sqm. The sole tenant of the first building will be e-commerce logistics operator Procent Poland, with a lease of 23,000 sqm. The second smaller building of the complex will have an area of around 5,000 sqm.

Warehouse & industrial

SLOVAKIA Squarebizz Bory hits top 5 for excellence

schedule 14 August 2026
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Squarebizz Business Center Bory has achieved BREEAM In-Use ‘Excellent’ rating for asset performance with an overall score of 75.1 pct, putting it in the top five facilities in Slovakia. The owner and developer of the industrial and business park is Karimpol.

Public buildings

Central Europe Porr focusing on healthcare

schedule 14 August 2026
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Austrian construction group Porr has been rolling out its Porr Healthcare division across the markets it is active in, including Poland. The division specialises in the construction of healthcare facilities.

Warehouse & industrial

CZECH REPUBLIC GN Group moves to Panattoni Business Park Kladno

schedule 14 August 2026
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GN, a Danish manufacturer of audio and communications technology, has leased more than 30,000 sqm at Panattoni Business Park Kladno.

Warehouse & industrial

POLAND Antczak completes Maspex plant

schedule 14 August 2026
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Antczak Group has completed the construction of a 13,500 sqm logistics and warehouse complex for food producer Maspex in Tychy in Silesia.

Investment & finance

Van der Vorm launches real estate bridge financing business

schedule 14 August 2026
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Infrastructure

Poland New railway station planned for Łapy

schedule 14 August 2026
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Polish State Railways (PKP) has launched a tender to appoint a contractor to build a new railway station in Łapy, with bids due by 28 August. Construction is scheduled to get underway in the fourth quarter of this year, with the station expected to open by the end of 2027.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Spot rises above the ground

schedule 14 August 2026
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Construction work om Moderna Holding’s Spot development in Sopot has now reached ground level, marking the completion of the main underground works. The project is also bringing changes to the surrounding area, with the road layout on Aleja Niepodległości already having been altered and further improvements planned around the site.

Construction

Poland Tunnel boring soon to begin

schedule 14 August 2026
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Work is progressing on the High-Speed Rail (KDP) tunnel in Łódź, part of the Port Polska project. At the launch chamber in Retkinia, the concrete support for the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) shield has been completed, while the first components of the machine are being assembled on site. Tunnelling on one of Poland’s most important underground railway projects is due to begin in 2027.

Office & mixed-use development

Czech Republic Penta to lead redevelopment of Bubny

schedule 14 August 2026
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Penta Real Estate has acquired a 50 pct stake in HoldCo Bubny, a company with land holdings int the Bubny–Zátory development area in Prague, which is to be redeveloped into a vibrant new mixed-use district in Prague. A total of 27 residential blocks with 10,000 new homes are planned in a projected investment of around EUR 3.7 bln.

ESG

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schedule 13 August 2026
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The Grand department store in Pardubice has achieved an Excellent rating under the internationally recognised BREEAM In-Use sustainability certification.

Retail & leisure

Poland Work begins on Park Kaszuby

schedule 13 August 2026
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Finarto Investments has appointed Allcon as the general contractor for Park Kaszuby, a new retail park in Wejherowo. The construction site is due to be handed over and work is scheduled to begin in August 2026. The project will offer 13,000 sqm of leasable space, 17 retail units and 324 parking spaces. The park is scheduled to open in November 2027.

Retail & leisure

Poland Retail stock breaches 14 mln sqm

schedule 13 August 2026
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In the first half of 2026, Poland’s modern retail stock grew by more than 200,000 sqm, bringing the total to over 14 million sqm at the end of June. According to real estate advisory firm Colliers, the number of operating retail schemes rose to 738, while retail density reached 374 sqm per 1,000 residents.

Investment & finance

Spain NEPI Rockcastle expands beyond CEE

schedule 13 August 2026
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NEPI Rockcastle has acquired MegaPark Barakaldo — one of northern Spain's leading shopping and leisure destinations — from Le Retail Hiper Ondara, part of HLRE Socimi, for EUR 252 mln net.  The deal marks NEPI Rockcastle's entry into Spain and its first investment outside Central and Eastern Europe.

Investment & finance

CEE region EBRD lends NEPI Rockcastle EUR 250 mln

schedule 13 August 2026
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a EUR 250 mln green loan to NE Property BV, a subsidiary of NEPI Rockcastle, to finance sustainable real estate investments across Central, Southern and Eastern Europe.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Warsaw now a landlord’s market

schedule 13 August 2026
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The era of comfortable office leasing conditions in Warsaw has come to an end, according to Walter Herz. Record-high demand, combined with the lowest level of developer activity in more than a decade, has led to a sharp decline in the availability of modern office space, particularly in the city's central business districts. As a result, landlords have gained significant leverage in lease negotiations, prompting a fundamental shift in the leasing strategies of the market's largest occupiers.

Investment & finance

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schedule 13 August 2026
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Greek-based real estate investor Trade Estates is to acquire a 50 pct stake in Sofia South Ring Mall from Fourlis Holdings for EUR 49.35 mln. 

Latest in Green projects

schedule 20 September 2023

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schedule 20 September 2023

Cromwell granted €66m green loan for Janki

Real estate investor and fund manager Cromwell Property Group has secured a EUR 66 mln green loan for the 61,000 sqm Janki shopping centre on the southern outskirts of Warsaw.

schedule 31 July 2023

Pad Res to build 2 PV farms in Pomerania

Pad Res, a joint venture between Griffin Capital Partners and Kajima Europe, is to build two photovoltaic farms in Pomerania with a total capacity of 117 megawatts.

schedule 10 May 2023

KGAL invests more in Polish green energy

German asset manager KGAL Investment Management is to establish a joint venture to build four solar and wind parks with specialist Polish developer Lasuno for its KGAL ESPF 5 impact fund.

schedule 18 April 2023

CTP holds the record

The newly constructed warehouse, which has expanded CTPark Prague West, has been certified as the most environmentally friendly industrial building in the Czech Republic according to ‘BREEAM New Construction’ standards, with a record score of 92.1 pct. The building is home to Rhenus Logistics, which uses it as a cross-dock for its pan-European network for collection services and warehousing.

schedule 28 March 2023

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schedule 22 March 2023

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schedule 03 March 2023

First large carbon net zero mall

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schedule 24 February 2023

Outstanding in Szczecin

Panattoni has received an "Outstanding" rating under the BREEAM International New Construction system for Panattoni Park Szczecin III halls A and B. This is the first such high level of certification in the industrial real estate market in Poland for a newly built investment.

schedule 20 February 2023

CA Immo’s green lease initiative

CA Immo has concluded 45 lease agreements with a total of nearly 29,000 sqm of office space in Warsaw in the past year, 20 pct of which in Q4 of 2022. The company has also introduced a green lease initiative in 2022, governing mutual commitment of landlord and tenant to optimize sustainable building operations. Since May 2022, 23 green lease agreements have already been concluded.

schedule 08 February 2023

.Ktw II is excellent

.Ktw II office building, developed by TDJ Estate, has been certified BREEAM at the Excellent level. The document is the final assessment of the investment's environmental impact. The building achieved a score of 80.6 pct.

schedule 31 January 2023

Towards a sustainable future

Globalworth received 47 various ESG related certifications for its Romanian portfolio in 2022, among them LEED, BREEM, WELL Health & Safety and Access4you accreditations.

schedule 18 January 2023

Life beyond the wind

Panattoni is supporting the upcycling of the machinery used to generate green energy. In 15 of its locations environmentally friendly outdoor furniture made from former wind turbines can already be found, and in 2023 similar furniture is to appear in another 100 locations.

schedule 10 January 2023

Very Good news for Etele Plaza

Futureal’s Etele Plaza in Budapest has received BREEAM 'Very Good' certification in the retail category.

schedule 28 November 2022

Windy in Kostomłoty

Bilfinger Tebodin has completed work on a 27 MW wind farm in Kostomłoty in the South-West of Poland. The investment was carried out by Polenergia, Poland's largest private energy group.

schedule 21 November 2022

Photovoltaics works for Warsaw Unit

Ghelamco has completed its first three photovoltaic farms as part of its programme to achieve energy neutrality, announced in May 2022.  The installations, with a capacity of nearly 3 MW, were built in three locations in the Opole region.

schedule 07 November 2022

Strabag launches C3 pilot project in Bremen

C3, the Circular Construction & Technology Center project in Bremen is the Strabag’s first competence centre for sustainable circularity. It will be focused on resource reprocessing, it will be energy self-sufficient and climate neutral.

schedule 30 September 2022

Outstanding in the Clubhaus

Czech developer CTP has obtained the first BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ certification – the highest possible level – of its Romanian portfolio for the Clubhaus multifunctional building, part of the CTPark Bucharest West industrial park.

schedule 23 September 2022

Well renewal for Spark C

The fifth floor of the Spark C building in Warsaw, which houses the head office of the Skanska’s commercial development business unit in the CEE region, has just been obtained a renewal of its Well Commercial Interior certificate. This is the first such recertification in Poland and the CEE region, and the second in Europe.

schedule 23 August 2022

Well Health-Safety for Globalworth’s Polish portfolio

All 17 properties in the Polish portfolio of Romanian developer Globalworth have obtained Well Health-Safety Rating certification.

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